http://www.channelinsider.com IBM - RSS Feeds en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:37:30 -0400 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:37:30 -0400 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:00:49 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Enables-PartnertoPartner-Relationships-through-New-Portal-661021/?kc=rss - IBM is trying to help facilitate partner-to-partner relationships with a new social networking community. Riffing off the name of its once-annual partner conference, IBM's PartnerWorld Communities takes the idea of the conference's partner networking area and makes it virtual and global. Based on...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Enables-PartnertoPartner-Relationships-through-New-Portal-661021/?kc=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:28:54 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBMs-Palmisano-Enlists-Partners-inSmarter-Planet/?kc=rss - IBM CEO Sam Palmisano called on its partners worldwide to participate in the companys Smarter Planet initiative during the launch of a new Business Partner Leadership Agenda series of online events. Intended as a replacement for this years PartnerWorld live events, the new series is part of an ov...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBMs-Palmisano-Enlists-Partners-inSmarter-Planet/?kc=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:44:20 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Lotus-Notes-versus-Microsoft-Redux-188583/?kc=rss - The biggest battle in the history of the channel harkens back to the way Microsoft essentially destroyed Lotus Development Corp., by first bundling productivity applications together in Microsoft Office and then tightly coupling its Microsoft Outlook client with the Microsoft Exchange messaging ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Lotus-Notes-versus-Microsoft-Redux-188583/?kc=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:42:54 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/CA-Acquires-Cloud-Computing-Company-IBM-Gets-Rational-219947/?kc=rss - CA and IBM spruced up their respective cloud computing portfolios Tuesday with solutions spanning the data center and software asset management and development. CA acquired certain assets of Cassatt, the brainchild of former BEA CEO Bill Coleman, for an undisclosed amount. Cassatt specializes ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/CA-Acquires-Cloud-Computing-Company-IBM-Gets-Rational-219947/?kc=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:35:15 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Cognos-BI-Helps-Home-Building-Materials-Firm-Weather-Recession-733007/?kc=rss - Many technology companies didnt see the sharp drops associated with this recession until late 2008, but like others in the home building market, U.S. Lumber, which caters to customers including Home Depot, started feeling the pain in 2006. But things could have been worse. U.S. Lumber, a mi...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Cognos-BI-Helps-Home-Building-Materials-Firm-Weather-Recession-733007/?kc=rss Wed, 13 May 2009 13:48:31 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-CEO-Almost-Says-Why-IBM-Targeted-Sun-Microsystems-Acquisition-546278/?kc=rss - IBM (NYSE:IBM) has upped its software and services game to become 80 percent of its business, a big increase from the 50-something percent that software and services used to contribute. But as IBM recounted its strategic moves towards emphasizing software and services putting less of a focus o...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-CEO-Almost-Says-Why-IBM-Targeted-Sun-Microsystems-Acquisition-546278/?kc=rss Thu, 07 May 2009 10:36:15 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Pushes-Value-of-Social-Media-Gaming-568798/?kc=rss - While it apparently went over the head of celebrity host Billy Crystal, IBM execs have been extolling the virtues of twittering and tweeting at IMPACT 2009, its annual SOA (solutions-oriented architecture) conference. On day two the company made a couple of announcements about expanding its social m...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Pushes-Value-of-Social-Media-Gaming-568798/?kc=rss Tue, 05 May 2009 17:14:37 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Buys-Exeros-Bolsters-Business-Analystics-Optimization-Practice-142560/?kc=rss - IBM has announced the acquisition of the assets of Exeros, a privately-held company based in Santa Clara, Calif., that provides leading data discovery software. Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition is designed to strengthen IBM's Information Agenda strategy to help companies turn da...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Buys-Exeros-Bolsters-Business-Analystics-Optimization-Practice-142560/?kc=rss Tue, 05 May 2009 16:56:30 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Targets-Midmarket-with-Flurry-of-Smarter-Planet-Releases-863409/?kc=rss - IBM has announced several new offerings aimed at the mid-sized business market. The new offerings are many, but the message from IBM is fairly simple. The offerings are designed to help customers drive growth in the challenging economic environment and take advantage of the opportunities the Smart...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Targets-Midmarket-with-Flurry-of-Smarter-Planet-Releases-863409/?kc=rss Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:09:41 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Global-Financing-Extends-2B-in-Stimulus-Fund-Credit-667881/?kc=rss - IBM Global Financing is adding another $2 billion in credit available to end customers over and above the approximately $40 billion it offers them each year, in an effort to jumpstart any IBM-related IT projects that may be awaiting economic stimulus funds expected to become available as a resul...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Global-Financing-Extends-2B-in-Stimulus-Fund-Credit-667881/?kc=rss Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:36:43 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Goes-Up-Against-Cisco-Resells-Brocade-Switches-and-Routers-256799/?kc=rss - IBM will begin selling Brocade routers and switches to enterprise customers under its own brand through a new OEM agreement between the two companies. Under the agreement, IBM will sell the Brocade NetIron MLX Series routers as the IBM m-Series, the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series switches as the...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Goes-Up-Against-Cisco-Resells-Brocade-Switches-and-Routers-256799/?kc=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:32:11 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Computer-Hardware-Sales-Drop-Sharply-226361/?kc=rss - IBM (NYSE:IBM) posted lower revenues and net income for its fiscal Q1, with services and software sales showing less of a decline than hardware sales. IBM reported net income of $2.3 billion in Q1, down 1 percent from the same quarter last year. Revenues dropped to $21.7 billion, an 11 percent dr...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Computer-Hardware-Sales-Drop-Sharply-226361/?kc=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:49:36 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-is-Just-Not-That-Into-a-Deal-with-Sun-455248/?kc=rss - Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) reseller channel partners briefly enjoyed a few moments of hope on news yesterday that Sun had asked former suitor IBM (NYSE:IBM) back to the bargaining table to talk about a potential acquisition. Breaking News: Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems But yester...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-is-Just-Not-That-Into-a-Deal-with-Sun-455248/?kc=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:19:49 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Intels-Netbook-Processor-Atom-Challenged-by-IBM-Alliance-446436/?kc=rss - In a move that could challenge Intels burgeoning dominance as the processor maker behind netbooks as well as its efforts to move into the smartphone space, IBM and a host of partners have announced plans for a 28-nanometer processor designed for mobile applications such as netbooks and smartphon...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Intels-Netbook-Processor-Atom-Challenged-by-IBM-Alliance-446436/?kc=rss Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:06:07 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Sun-Stocks-Sink-Fast-in-Overseas-Trading-784851/?kc=rss - Sun Microsystems stocks trading on the Frankfurt exchange in Germany fell nearly 25 percent this morning, a harbinger of the consequences the one-time Silicon Valley high-flier faces as a result of its failed talks to sell to IBM. Yesterday, reports surfaced that IBM withdrew from talks to acq...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Sun-Stocks-Sink-Fast-in-Overseas-Trading-784851/?kc=rss